Across all editions, in a campaign reality in which most devout worshipers can cast some divine spells- in post-3Ed, even devotion to a philosophy is sufficient for most divine casting classes- Monks don't have spells. Sure, they have some interesting powers, to be sure, but no spells.
Heck with their perceived lack of combat prowess*- something that never bothered me- I've always felt that D&D monks should have at least been half-casters like rangers, paladins and sohei. Furthermore, the similar OA Shaman is not only a full caster with domains, they can eventually get 3 domains. Wyatt's OA 3.5 update in Dragon #317 gave shamen scaling unarmed attack like the monk, and soheis' Ki Frenzy melded FoB with Rage effects, and nothing was stripped from either class for balance.
So, I've seen countless variants that boost BAB and HD, but has anyone ever ventured down the path of boosting the mystical, divine side of monks?
* I can see the need for a more martial unarmed combatant without spells and fewer über-nifty powers if a spell-using monk existed.
Heck with their perceived lack of combat prowess*- something that never bothered me- I've always felt that D&D monks should have at least been half-casters like rangers, paladins and sohei. Furthermore, the similar OA Shaman is not only a full caster with domains, they can eventually get 3 domains. Wyatt's OA 3.5 update in Dragon #317 gave shamen scaling unarmed attack like the monk, and soheis' Ki Frenzy melded FoB with Rage effects, and nothing was stripped from either class for balance.
So, I've seen countless variants that boost BAB and HD, but has anyone ever ventured down the path of boosting the mystical, divine side of monks?
* I can see the need for a more martial unarmed combatant without spells and fewer über-nifty powers if a spell-using monk existed.
